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Committee continues school‑bus safety rule and recommends board approve LEA assurances

Utah State Board of Education Finance Committee · March 14, 2026
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Summary

The Utah State Board of Education finance committee unanimously voted to continue R277‑601 (school bus standards) for five years and recommended that the full board approve the amended LEA annual assurances document, which includes an added CPR training assurance now unfunded by the legislature.

The finance committee of the Utah State Board of Education voted unanimously to continue rule R277‑601, the state standards for school buses and bus operations, and to forward the rule to the full board for approval.

Ben Rasmussen, director of law and professional practices, told the committee the rule incorporates the school bus manual and includes only routine safety regulations; staff recommended keeping the rule in effect for another five years. A committee member moved to continue R277‑601 and…

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